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[…] Counsel, provided context of the right to data portability. She reminded the audience that the first instance of portability mandated by EU law was about portability of phone numbers, as a result of the Universal Services Directive. As shown by its recitals, that provision was introduced to promote competition among telephone service providers. Zanfir-Fortuna […]

[…] from voice-activated digital assistants, to traffic routing, identifying at-risk students, and getting purchase recommendations on various online platforms. Embedded in new technologies like autonomous cars and smart phones to enable cutting edge features, AI is equally being applied to established industries such as agriculture and telecomm to increase accuracy and efficiency. We see already […]

[…] the data collected. As Americans, we tend to associate cars with personal autonomy, but we need to start thinking about cars like we think about our smart phones, rather than as mechanical chassis that get us from point A to point B. A few years ago, the auto industry anticipated these changes, and nearly […]

[…] a congressional staffer, and as an attorney. Jules serves on the Advisory Board of the Center for Copyright Information. He has served on the boards of a number of privacy and consumer protection organizations including TRUSTe, the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and the Network Advertising Initiative. From 2011-2012, Jules served on the Department […]

[…] in a manner that respects individual privacy. We want a world that is safer from things like terrorism but we don’t want government monitoring every email and phone call. We believe we can integrate privacy protections with responsible data use that will improve our lives. So we convene experts from businesses, government, academia and […]

[…] include offline data, like spending patterns. The information in that profile may determine what ads you are served on your TV, or on other devices, like your phone. Tip: Some TVs prompt you to make privacy choices when you first set them up. Other TVs ask for permissions when you try to use specific […]

[…] Forum conducted a study of the companies enrolled in the US-EU Privacy Shield program and determined that 152 European headquartered companies are active Privacy Shield Participants. This number is up from the 114 EU companies that were active Privacy Shield Participants last year. These European companies rely on the program to transfer data to […]

[…] can encounter in their every-day practice. This will help participants better manage future privacy risk – an increasingly complex task that is made more difficult by: the increasing number of state and sectoral privacy laws; evolving regulatory and compliance requirements; and the regulatory and legal ambiguity of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In […]

[…] breadth and its impact on incentives to innovate. In any case, the creation of data portability regimes should not become an end in itself. With an increasing number of instruments, orchestrating the consistency of legal regimes within the Digital Single Market and their mutual interplay should become an equally important concern. “Data Portability and […]

[…] USB Restricted Mode: In July 2018, Apple released iOS 11.4.1 and introduced USB Restricted Mode. This feature requires iPhone users to input their passcode to unlock the phone when connecting it to a USB accessory if the phone has been locked for an hour or more. iOS 12 implements additional USB restrictions, including disabling […]